CLINTON COUNTY MARKET

Clinton County, Michigan Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Bath, Carland and Maple Rapids buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Clinton County by the Numbers

Clinton County has 1,107 farms on 231,991 acres (about 210 acres each). Together they sold $377.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 1,100 honey bee colonies.

122 farms in Clinton County already sell straight to the public, about $2.7 million a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Clinton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Clinton County counts 61,964 head of cattle, 17,263 hogs and 6,584 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,903 people run or help run farms in Clinton County, with an average age of 57. 37% of them are women. 167 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Clinton County stands out: it ranks #8 of 81 MI counties for total farm sales and #10 of 83 MI counties for number of farms.